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AGENDA TITLE:
CPA 2015-02 Fiscal Impact Advisory
Committee and Planning Commission
Recommendations on Cash Proffer Policy
SU BJ ECT/PROPOSAL/REQU EST:
Discussion of Fiscal Impact Advisory
Committee and Planning Commission's
Cash Proffer Policy Recommendation
STAFF CONTACT(S):
Bill Fritz, Steven Allshouse
PRESENTER (S):
Bill Fritz
LEGAL REVIEW:
"[Filled in by Legal reviewer-Yes/No]"
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AGENDA DATE:
December 9, 2015
ACTION: X INFORMATION:
CONSENT AGENDA:
ACTION: INFORMATION:
ATTACHMENTS: Yes
REVIEWED BY:
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors directed the Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee (FIAC) and Planning Commission to provide a
recommendation regarding potential revisions to the credits portion of the County's Cash Proffer Policy and to recalculate
the maximum per unit cash proffer amount, by dwelling unit type. The recommendations of FIAC were presented as
information to the Board on August 5, 2015. As requested by the Board, the Planning Commission has provided
recommendations which are now being presented along with FIAC's recommendations for consideration and to receive
direction by the Board.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Goal 2. Critical Infrastructure. Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future
changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION:
Both FIAC and the Planning Commission have provided comments as requested by the Board. The Board requested
that the maximum per unit cash proffer amount be updated and that credits be analyzed. (Attachment A) The
maximum cash proffer amounts are reduced significantly from the current amounts due to changes in state law and in
the County's Capital Improvements Program and Capital Needs Assessment. The recommended changes to credits
are limited and consistent with existing practices. The recommended changes clarify that credit is available for by -right
development and how the level of by -right development is determined. Additional guidance from the Board is needed
before additional changes to credits can be evaluated. Specifically FIAC and the Planning commission have
requested that the Board provide guidance on the purpose of credits as a policy tool of the County and the intentions
of the County with regard to whether local revenue should be used to offset the costs of development or to create a
type of development. Addressing credits will require extensive time and resources to completely analyze. Other minor
changes are also recommended. These changes may be found in the attachments containing the recommendations
from FIAC and the Planning Commission.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The lower cash proffer amounts will reduce the amount of funds received as the result of each individual rezoning
application. However, FIAC has discussed that the lower amounts may result in an increase in the number of
rezonings which may offset the reduction in amount received in any individual rezoning. The impact of credits will
be analyzed on a project by project basis.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1) Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors direct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing to
amend the Cash Proffer Policy component of the Comprehensive Plan to:
- Amend the maximum per unit cash proffer amounts to:
o SFD - $4,918 (2014 value was $20,987)
0 SFA/TH - $3,845 (2014 value was $14,271)
o MF - $5,262 (2014 value was $14,871)
- Offer credits for existing by -right development potential as determined by a concept plan showing lot layout
and road alignments and accounting for steep slopes, floodplain and other features of the property that may
limit or reduce by -right development.
- Revise the policy name to "Proffer Policy to Address Impact to Public Facilities Resulting from Residential
Rezoning."
- Amend the current adjustment method to the maximum per unit cash proffer amount by dwelling unit type to a
bi-annual adjustment based on the Board's adoption of the updated 5 year CIP and 10 year CNA.
- Provide a recommendation on processes and procedures for possible proffer amendments for previously
approved rezonings which have higher cash proffer amounts than those currently proposed by FIAC and the
Planning Commission.
2) Staff further recommends that the Board of Supervisors provide guidance on the purpose of credits as a policy
tool of the County and the intentions of the County with regard to whether local revenue should be used to
offset the costs of development or to create a type of development.
3) Staff further recommends that the Board of Supervisors direct the Planning Commission and FIAC to continue
to evaluate the following and provide recommendations to the Board for consideration of future amendment of
the Cash Proffer Policy.
Procedures on how the Capital Needs Assessment (CNA) be updated to reflect all the capital facility
expansion needs associated with the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
- Take a comparative look as to where 6-8 other comparable communities are with their cash proffer amounts
and how they complied with the 2013 legislation.
- Evaluating the existing CRIM model against other dynamic models.
- Methods to incentivize credits for produced affordable units.
- Impacts on jails, solid waste facilities and other government facilities are not included in determining the
amount of the maximum per unit cash proffer amount by dwelling unit type. Recalculate the maximum per unit
cash proffer amount after expanding the categories including the above in determining the maximum per unit
cash proffer amount by dwelling unit type.
- Develop additional credit criteria based on guidance from the Board of Supervisors to achieve the goals of the
Comprehensive Plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Board Directive Memo
Attachment B — Report of FIAC
Attachment C — Action of the Planning Commission
Attachment D — Summary of FIAC and Planning Commission recommendations
Attachment E — Recalculation of Per -Unit Cash Proffer Amounts by Dwelling Unit Type